I saw this too, DMed DET and flagged some of their posts. I also got the “We agree there is an issue and are looking into it.” They are suspended now, probably because a ton of people flagged their posts. It’s painfully obvious that so many users are underage (web.roblox and general immaturity) but if something isn’t 100% “this user admitted to it and is definitely underage” then it seems like nothing happens at all.
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What can roblox do about discord underage users? I mean you could do some research before you hire someone as a staff member.
I have to agree with you, and everyone else here. It is a problem, and it’s not just Roblox’s, look around it’s on all social media platform. The best way to combat it, is yourself! Check how they word their messages, posts, check their Roblox account, etc. Roblox won’t do anything further than they already have.
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I think we need more security however it’s a tricky one as there not much we can do.
I have noticed Discord have banned so many users so quickly and some people been banned for saying “I’m 9” (I’m Actually 19 this was an example) maybe roblox should harsh the security up in my opinion.
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The scary part is it could be anyone of us.
If the devforum opened to <13 it would solve it, but then again. you just got rid of something instead of solving it, which is never a great idea.
Not sure what you mean. Devforum has been 13+ since its inception.
I meant <13 sorry mistype xdss
While yes, but no. This is a crucial category and until the talent hub is released, it isn’t a viable option.
As a contractor, and contractee, it is on US to do age verifications, not the developer forums. They went from an application to automation, and roblox is notoriously known for awful automation. (Sorry to admit it.) It’s a place for anyone, regardless of age to learn.
Now, for anyone >13+ who is going to commit age fraud, let it be known it will ruin your reputation, and in many cases, can and will be illegal.
(sorry roblox staff for slight bashing but)
This would require corporate* roblox to admit there’s fault, and they RARELY do that anymore.
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Yes, roblox should harsh the security, however not to the point of banning everyone with the only proof being “Im 4”. I said 1 year ago on discord “Im 6” and I got banned… Discord sucks, I know.
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The only issue with this is that they can’t. They are required by law to remove them.
you never shouldve told that your 4 years, even for a joke, especially on online platforms, basically it’s your fault, suppose some 5 year old kid joins and tell " I’m 5 ", so what would the mod do? he would of course not ignore it and continue, and would proceed to ban
Pretty sure a 4 year old doesnt own a 3k dollars gaming setup, isnt 5’8, and knows grammar and 4 leanguages. Its just lazy moderation. Like roblox but better
The most correct and sure proof way to go about this is by using ID verification using a third party website. Cough Veratad…
It is not likely at all that the forum moderators will go searching through the forum for users using web.roblox.com links, and henceforward, manually verify if said users are actually over 13+ or not. Those who have used this forum for quite some time know that the moderation team is under strain. Post-approval is discontinued, as has been being able to be promoted to regular.
If anything, there should be a system that automatically requires visitors to supply an ID when they get ranked to Member.
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Yeah, devforum is 13+, not 18+… Whoever place you live is weird for giving 13 y/o a ID
One thing you could do is to talk to them in voice chat.
Giving a 13 y/o an ID isn’t very weird.
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Your ID could easily just be your Birth Certificate, anything official with your DOB and Name is an ID.
(Sorry for replying to you, crazedbrick.)
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I believe that for now, we should stick to detecting web.roblox links, because this is the only way we can tell that a user is <13.
Let’s not go down the voice chat route and require users to show proof of an ID; I don’t think underage users are that big of an issue to start requiring ID verification to use DevForum, just to show proof that you are 13.
If we really want to ensure that users are over 13 without providing an ID, we could require users to sign in with a third party platform like Discord but this would also be problematic since there is a portion of the DevForum that do not use these platforms, and there are still some underage users on there like on any platform.
For now, let’s just stick with detecting web.roblox links, and encourage users to flag posts where users say they are under 13.
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Even this isn’t a valid tactic as there are many cases in wherepeople copy links from other users which may have web.roblox.com in them.
And on top of this in order to join the forum you account must be set as 13+ meaning you would have www.roblox.com
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